91 Feared Lost In Air Crashes Near Shanghai
Fog over Shanghai blamed for Christmas air crashes involving 13 planes. At least 62 dead, including an American pilot, with 19 seriously injured. One CNAC plane and a Central Air Transport Corp craft crashed near Shanghai’s northern outskirts. Probe ordered into the incidents as bad weather hampers rescue and arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shangbay
Shanghai
Lunkhwa
J. MM. Greenwood
China
United States
China National Aviation Corp
B. B. —Reus
CNAC
Central Air Transport Corp
Ihe
Kiwangwan
Jay Figne
J. Michiels
William ‘H. Byrne
Cookville
Tenn
Air ‘Transport Command
Tokyo
Shang
Boston Jury Waits Treason Case In Nazi Propaganda Broadcasts
Federal grand jury in Boston prepares to hear testimony in the first treason case in New England linked to Nazi radio propaganda. Defendants Douglas Chandler and Robert H. Best, with witnesses including two German women and eight men, face treason charges over alleged broadcasts while Chandler is called the “Paul Revere” of Nazi broadcasting. Best’s case moved to Boston after their plane from Germany forced to land at Westover Field. Chandler, raised in Boston, served in the Navy and lived in Europe since 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
INS
Federal
New England
Douglas’ Chandler
Justice Department
Paul Revere
Lord Haw Haw
Robert H. Best
Berlin
Best
Coandier
Washington,d. C
Germany
Westover Field
Chicopee, Mary
Iewie
United States
Washington
Best Iew
Sumter
S. C
Army
Crican
Europe
Chandler
United States Navy
Europa
Willie Willis Contemplates Household Labor
A fragment from a diary or interview shows Willie reflecting on daily chores. The speaker notes that a bed remains unmade and questions the point of tidy work if it will be disrupted again soon. The tone suggests casual domestic discussion and concern with practicality.
Dairen Affair Simmers Down
The State Department said there was no Soviet ultimatum in the Dairen departure of an American naval vessel from Manchuria. A Russian official granted a two hour stay extension then told the ship to leave, a move described as not a formal ultimatum. The LC-3 1090 had arrived on a routine mission before departing.
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Washington
State Department
Dairen
Manchuria
William H. Newton
Scripps-Howard
Combined World Press
Newton
H. Merell Benninghoff
Lincoln White
Department
Benninghoff
Vesstl
White
Koreans Call for Immediate Troop Withdrawal
Koreans urge Russia and the United States to withdraw their armed forces simultaneously under the Moscow pledge to restore Korea's independence. Yongjeung Kim, president of the Koreans affairs institute, says the division at the 38th parallel hinders progress and disorganizes politics and economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Korean Affairs Institute
Russia
United States
Moscow
Yongjeung Kim
Soviet Union
Great Britain
Korea
Kim
NAM to Answer Nathan Report on Wage Rises
The National Association of Manufacturers said it would confront Philip Murray and refute the Robert Nathan wage and prices report, which suggested wages could rise up to 25 percent without triggering higher prices. NAM executive vice president Walter B Weisenburger said Ralph Robey would present a counter at a Washington luncheon, aiming to discard Nathan as an unreliable prophecy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New. York
Assoc
Philip Murray
CIO
Robert Nathan
Nathan
Walter B.weisenburger
NAM
Ralph Robey
EAM
Tiny gauges read carbon dioxide and surface roughness
In Boston on December 20, researchers displayed new tiny measuring devices by Baird for the American Association of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to gauge carbon dioxide in breath and surface smoothness at minute scales. One gauge reads skin temperature and roughness of surfaces, aiding detection of leaks and heat transfer, while others measure surface roughness down to fractions of an inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Baird
American Assat
Associates
Cambridge
Mary
Advancement of Science
Truman Labor Policy Awaited
President Truman will deliver the State of the Union on January 6 to a newly elected Republican Congress and press a strong labor policy. Observers expect a teeth-equipped law to curb major strikes while avoiding punitive measures. He will also define labor’s responsibility to government and the public, with an economic message to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Truman
Independence
Senate
House
GOP
White House
Ross
President Truman Returns East After Christmas Visit
President Truman ends a flying trip home after Christmas in Missouri. He landed at 7:18 p.m. EST in Washington following departure from Independence at 3:11 p.m. He spent an hour with his mother Mrs. Marsden Truman at Grandview before heading to Independence airport. Mrs. Truman and daughter Margaret saw him off.
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Washington
Truman
Ned
Missouri
Independence
Marsthan
Grandview
Margaret
Un-American inquiry cites Soviet plots amid Vietnam turmoil
Washington reports Ernie Adamson cited a conspiracy to spark a communist revolution in the United States through a general strike and labor upheaval. He claimed seventeen CIO unions are red-dominated and LIBRARY OF CONGRESS is a haven for aliens. Paris dispatches say Ho Chi Minh reestablished a government near Hanoi as French forces push advances in Indo China.
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Un-American Committee
Washington
Ernie Adamson
House Committee
United States
CIO
Soviet Union
Library of Congress
State Department
Numrus
United Nations
Moscow
Adamison
Adamson
Perouad
United’ States
Soviet Russia
Paris
Ho Chi Minh
Ool Nam
Hanoi
Hadong
Haiphong
Hanai
Foreign Office
France
Pres-dent
Leon Blum
Langson
Hanovi
Central Electric
Yersin
Cherbourg
Ie de France
Indo-China
North Africa
Toulon
Saudi Arabian Oil Sold to U S Firms
Two major oil deals were announced in principle involving American firms buying stakes in Saudi Arabian oil. Standard Oil of New Jersey and Socony Vacuum would acquire portions of the Arabian American Oil Co, with Standard of New Jersey and Socony Vacuum also engaging Anglo-Transatlantic Oil Co in a separate agreement. The moves aim to tap Middle East resources and relieve U S and South American supply drain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Middle East
State Department
Ine Sofar
United States
South America
Standard of New Jersey
Secany Vacuum
London
New York
Arabian-American Oil Co
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Loony Vacuum Oil Co
California
Texas Co. Standard of New Jersey
Socony Vacuum
Anglo-Tranian Oil Co. Ltd
Morse Says U S Prestige Falling
Senator Morse of Oregon urged strengthened foreign policy to preserve peace and avoid war after a six week Europe and Middle East tour. He said American prestige abroad has suffered and Americans at home should back officials overseas to ensure the United States remains in Europe and earns respect at international councils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Morse
R.ore
Europe
Middle East
U. S
State Department
Armissire
United States
America
Fatally Burned Repairman in Alloy Plant Explosion
A repair man Foster Leroy Means aged about 45 of Gauley Bridge died from burns in an explosion at Electro-Metallurgical Co. plant alloy section. Plant Superintendent W W Jennings said investigation to determine cause begins, possible gas buildup in exhaust vent system.
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Electro-Metalhurgical Co
W. W. Jennings
Foster Leroy Means
Gauley Bridge
Jennings
Atomic energy codification reaches climax at Lake Success
A six month drive to codify atomic energy in all forms nears its end as twelve nations gather at Lake Success to draft an accord that may become the first world atomic pact. Committee two of the main commission approves the basic framework and the proposal will go to the UN Security Council for action. The seven member committee faces three tasks including adopting guiding principles.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Atomic Energy Commission
United Nations Security Council
Sevenare
Bilbo Faces Tough Committee Report
A Senate war investigating panel drafted a tough report on Bilbo's links to war contractors with evidence against him involving Mike Morrisey A B Friend F T Newton and others and noting donations solicited from them The report avoids direct recommendations and signals political maneuvering as Taft eyes Bilbo’s Senate fate and Thomas hints at further probing questions while Bilbo defends his actions during a quiet Christmas at his Mississippi farm.
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Washington
Senate War Investigating Committee
Ithe
Sen. Bilbo
Bilbo
Mike Morrisey
A.B. Friend
F. T. Newton
Sen. Perguson
R.mich
Elmer Thomas
Okla
Thomas
Mississippi
Sen
Mead
D-N. Y
Emich Autopsy Findings Delayed in Unsolved Death
State police report the death of Virginia L. Emich 38 remains unsolved after her body was found Christmas morning in a stream along the Charleston Sis sonville highway. Trooper Warner says autopsy results will take three to four days and no killer is being sought. Allen J. Emich husband, an architect of South Charleston, offered no light on the case.
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Min Smith
Warrier
H. M. Starbuck
South Charleston
25 Million Sought In Portal Pay Suit
New York December 26 a suit seeks about 25 million dollars in retroactive portal to portal pay for 30 000 Western Electric workers and former workers at Kearny New Jersey plants and 15 smaller plants in New York and New Jersey. The action may extend to 100 000 workers nationwide through independent unions. If suits grow, claims could total about 60 million dollars nationwide. The case argues pay was due for time spent traveling from gates to the lab and back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Portal
Western Electric Co
H Henry Mayer
Western Electric Employes Assoc
Unior
Kearny, N. J
New Jersey
Mayer
Western Electric
Association of Communications Equipment Workers
National Assoc. of
Telephone Equipment Workers
Rainthorn
Chicago
Point Breeze
Baltimore
Giants
Winston-Salem
N. C
Haverhill
Mass
WEEA
Ban on Cigarette Imports Studied by German Authorities
Berlin officials study a plan directed by Allied military government to halt cigarette imports into Germany effective January 1. The investigation notes Americans at barter centers trade cigarettes for goods, with black market activity and inflationary pressures. Recommendations include banning cigarettes as exchange and ending their use in barter.
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Berlin
Pri
Ger
Camn
Lileras
Lucius D. Clay
Ciga Gating Board
Ferlin
Cachon
Army Post Offices
Jennings
Syl
Jackie
Joseph Means
Bedford
Elwood Price
Prices Drop Across Butter Eggs and Clothing After Market Break
Sharp price declines hit prevalent items as New York and Chicago wholesale butter markets fell since removed support. Butter and egg prices slid several cents and a broader clothing sale cut more than 50 percent in major cities. Consumers faced a mix of temporary bargains and questions about lasting reductions as retailers plan February price strategies. The Dairymen's League acknowledged market actions to sustain milk prices, while officials urged investigations into anti trust concerns.
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New York
Chicago
Dairymen's ‘League Cooperative Assoc
Associated Pitas
Emi
Boston
Philadelphia
At- Angeles
Janta
Kansas
San Francisco
Dairymen's League
New York City Consumers Council
6& Organizations
Tom Clark
Department of Agriculture
Christmas Death Toll Reaches 288
The Associated Press reports the Christmas period total of 388 deaths nationwide, with 235 traffic fatalities and 53 from other causes between Christmas Eve 6 p.m. and Christmas Day. California led with 61 traffic deaths, Illinois had 27, and states show varied counts across the union amid a near record toll.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Council
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Bracka
New Jersey
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennon
Vermont
Washington
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Hart Attack Aide Named in Washington Rumor
A rumor claims Earl Hari will be aide in Washington with Stassen. The note mentions Harold in good racing form and Hari in the per place, Sun Areeld, with copyright framing.
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Hart
Stassen
Earl Hari
Washington
B. C
Harold
Hari
Sun Areeld
Tha Gasatia
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Sebert Quillen
Aaron Gore, Jr
Keith Donaldson
Long Branch
N. J
William Simon
James Kelly
Henry J. Hicks
Gazette
Cali
Viet-Nam
Republic
U.S
Yorker
Alloy
Frederick Rutherford
Seattle
the Gazette
Emich
Creek
New
York
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